Chapter 18

Question 1

Suffix: esthesia

Answer 1

sensation

ex. ‘cryesthesia’ - sensitivity to cold

Question 2

Suffix: algesia

Answer 2

pain

ex. ‘hypalgesia’ - decreased sensitivity to pain

Question 3

Suffix: osmia

Answer 3

sense of smell

ex. ‘pseudosmia’ - false sense of smell

Question 4

Suffix: geusia

Answer 4

sense of taste

ex. ‘parageusia’ - abnormal (para) sense of taste

Question 5

audi/o

Answer 5

hearing

ex. ‘audiology’ - the study of hearing

Question 6

acous

Answer 6

sound, hearing

ex. ‘acoustic’ - pertaining to sound or hearing

Question 7

acus

Answer 7

sound, hearing

Question 8

cus

Answer 8

sound, hearing

Question 9

ot/o

Answer 9

ear

ex. ‘ototoxic’ - poisonous or harmful to the ear

Question 10

myring/o

Answer 10

tympanic membrane

ex. ‘myringotome’ - knife used for surgery on the eardrum

Question 11

tympan/o

Answer 11

tympanic cavity (middle ear), tympanic membrane

ex. ‘tympanometry’ - measurement of transmission through the tympanic membrane and middle ear

Question 12

salping/o

Answer 12

tube, auditory tube

ex. ‘salpingoscopy’ - endoscopic examination of the auditory tube

Question 13

staped/o

Answer 13

stapes

ex. ‘stapedoplasty’ - plastic repair of the staples

Question 14

stapedi/o

Answer 14

stapes

Question 15

labyrinth/o

Answer 15

labyrinth (inner ear)

ex. ‘labyrinthitis’ - inflammation of the inner ear

Question 16

vestibul/o

Answer 16

vestibule, vestibular apparatus

ex. ‘vestibulotomy’ - incision on the vestibule of the inner ear

Question 17

cochle/o

Answer 17

cochlea (of inner ear)

ex. ‘retrocochlear’ - behind the cochlea

Question 18

Tympanic membrane

Answer 18

The ear drum; membrane between the external auditory canal and the middle ear.

Question 19

Tympanic cavity

Answer 19

The middle ear

Question 20

Stapes

Answer 20

The ossicle that is in contact with the inner ear

Question 21

Labyrinth

Answer 21

The inner ear (resembles a maze)

Question 22

Vestibule

Answer 22

Chamber in the inner ear that holds some of the receptors for equilibrium

Question 23

Cochlea

Answer 23

The coiled portion of the inner ear that contains the receptors for hearing

Question 24

blephar/o

Answer 24

eyelid

ex. ‘symblepharon’ - adhesion of the eyelid to the eyeball

Question 25

palpebr/o

Answer 25

eyelid ex. 'palpebral' - pertaining to an eyelid

Question 26

dacry/o

Answer 26

tear, lacrimal apparatus ex. 'dacryorrhea' - discharge from the lacrimal apparatus

Question 27

dacryocyst/o

Answer 27

lacrimal sac ex. 'dacryocystocele' - hernia of the lacrimal sac

Question 28

lacrim/o

Answer 28

tear, lacrimal apparatus ex. 'lacrimation' - secretion of tears

Question 29

opt/o

Answer 29

eye, vision ex. 'optometer' - instrument for measuring the refractive power of the eye

Question 30

ocul/o

Answer 30

eye ex. 'sinistrocular' - pertaining to the left eye

Question 31

ophthalm/o

Answer 31

eye ex. 'exophthalmos' - protrusion of the eyeball

Question 32

scler/o

Answer 32

sclera ex. 'episcleritis' - inflammation of the tissue on the surface of the sclera

Question 33

corne/o

Answer 33

cornea ex. 'circumcorneal' - around the cornea

Question 34

kerat/o

Answer 34

cornea ex. 'keratoplasty' - plastic repair of the cornea, corneal transplant

Question 35

lent/i

Answer 35

lens ex. 'lentiform' - resembling a lens

Question 36

phak/o

Answer 36

lens ex. 'aphakia' - absence of a lens

Question 37

phac/o

Answer 37

lens

Question 38

uve/o

Answer 38

uvea ex. 'uveal' - pertaining to the uvea

Question 39

chori/o

Answer 39

choroid ex. 'subchoroidal' - below the choroid

Question 40

choroid/o

Answer 40

choroid

Question 41

cycl/o

Answer 41

ciliary body, ciliary muscle ex. 'cycloplegic' - pertaining to or causing paralysis of the ciliary muscle

Question 42

ir, irit/o, irid/o

Answer 42

iris ex. 'iridoschisis' - splitting of the iris

Question 43

pupill/o

Answer 43

pupil ex. 'iridopupillary' - pertaining to the iris and the pupil

Question 44

retin/o

Answer 44

retina ex. 'retinoscopy' - examination of the retina

Question 45

Suffix: opsia

Answer 45

Vision ex. 'heteropsia' - unequal vision in the two eyes

Question 46

Suffix: opia

Answer 46

eye, vision ex. 'hemianopia' - blindness in half the visual field

Question 47

Cornea

Answer 47

The clear, anterior portion of the sclera

Question 48

Choroid

Answer 48

The dark, vascular middle layer of the eye

Question 49

Lacrimal apparatus

Answer 49

Structures involved in tear production and drainage

Question 50

Lacrimal sac

Answer 50

tear duct

Question 51

Sclera

Answer 51

White of the eye (tough, fibrous, outermost layer of eye)

Question 52

Lens

Answer 52

Transparent biconvex structure that refracts light

Question 53

Uvea

Answer 53

Middle, vascular layer of eye (consists of choroid, ciliary body and iris)

Question 54

Retina

Answer 54

The innermost light-sensitive layer of the eye, contains the rods and cones (receptors for vision).

Question 55

Ciliary body

Answer 55

The muscular portion of the uvea that surrounds the lens and adjusts its shape for near and far vision.